CONVERTIBLE BOND	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
CONVERTIBLE BOND [Abstract]
CONVERTIBLE BOND	NOTE10- CONVERTIBLE BOND On June 12, 2013, the Company signed a convertible bond agreement, pursuant to which a Convertible Bond would be put in place to fund the formation of JAZ (Jonway and ZAP) from the ZAP Hangzhou Joint Venture that was formed in 2010 in China, Hangzhou. The Convertible Bond was to be funded at US$2 million with the option to convert to JAZ shares upon listing on the AIM market at a discount of 30% of the IPO price, and if no AIM listing will be achieved within the duration of Bond period then the Convertible Bond can be converted into ZAP shares at 30% below market price based on the average trading prices of the previous 120 days after notification by bond holder for shares conversion in whole or in part of the bond sum. The Convertible Bond bears interest at 12% per annum payable in arrears in full. As of December 31, 2014 the Company received $1.7 million ($1.50 million net of interest) of $2 million, leaving $300,000 yet to be received. A total of $0.18 million in amortization was recorded with the remaining balance of $0.55 million of the discount was offset against the Company's equity account. The Bond has not been fully funded and the remaining $300,000 may not be forthcoming and its settlement date is uncertain. Therefore, the final amount of the Bond will not be determined until either the $300,000 is received or the principal amount of the Bond is reduced to $1.7 million. As of December 31, 2014, only the $1.7 million that has been funded is accounted for in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Ratification by the Company's board of directors of the final amount of the Bond is pending the definitive payment or nonpayment of the remaining$300,000. On April 23, 2014, the Company entered into an agreement with Bernard Fung (“Fung Agreement”) concerning the balance owing to him under the Company's Convertible Bond dated June 20, 2013 (“Bond”). Mr. Fung notified the Company that he wanted to convert the $300,000 balance owing on the Bond into shares of the Company's common stock in accordance with the conversion procedures set forth in the Bond. Pursuant to the Fung Agreement, the Company issued 3,108,747 shares of its common stock in satisfaction of all amounts owing to Mr. Fund under the Bond. On January 25, 2014, Ms. Lu, one of the bond holders, had elected to have her investment in the Convertible bond of $300,000 converted to 4,862,237 shares of common stock under the same terms and conditions as the other bond holders based upon the conversion terms set forth in the Bond 4,862,237 shares of common stock were issued in May 2014 and Ms. Lu transferred these shares to Cathaya Operations Management the shares were reissued to Cathaya Operations Management. Effective September 29, 2014, the Company and Korea Yung amended their original agreement dated August 12, 2014. Under the amendment, the Company made a payment totaling $528,500 to Yung as of October 27th, 2014. The payment represented a principal reduction of $500,000 and $28,500 of interest on the Company's outstanding convertible bond held by Yung. On December 16, 2014, the company issued $7,095,344 shares to Yung to settle the remaining balance of convertible bond. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 respectively, the outstanding balance of convertible bond was $0 and $1,153,000 net of $547,000 of bond discount.

NOTE10- CONVERTIBLE BOND

On June 12, 2013, the Company signed a convertible bond agreement, pursuant to which a Convertible Bond would be put in place to fund the formation of JAZ (Jonway and ZAP) from the ZAP Hangzhou Joint Venture that was formed in 2010 in China, Hangzhou. The Convertible Bond was to be funded at US$2 million with the option to convert to JAZ shares upon listing on the AIM market at a discount of 30% of the IPO price, and if no AIM listing will be achieved within the duration of Bond period then the Convertible Bond can be converted into ZAP shares at 30% below market price based on the average trading prices of the previous 120 days after notification by bond holder for shares conversion in whole or in part of the bond sum. The Convertible Bond bears interest at 12% per annum payable in arrears in full. As of December 31, 2014 the Company received $1.7 million ($1.50 million net of interest) of $2 million, leaving $300,000 yet to be received. A total of $0.18 million in amortization was recorded with the remaining balance of $0.55 million of the discount was offset against the Company's equity account. The Bond has not been fully funded and the remaining $300,000 may not be forthcoming and its settlement date is uncertain. Therefore, the final amount of the Bond will not be determined until either the $300,000 is received or the principal amount of the Bond is reduced to $1.7 million. As of December 31, 2014, only the $1.7 million that has been funded is accounted for in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Ratification by the Company's board of directors of the final amount of the Bond is pending the definitive payment or nonpayment of the remaining$300,000.

On April 23, 2014, the Company entered into an agreement with Bernard Fung (“Fung Agreement”) concerning the balance owing to him under the Company's Convertible Bond dated June 20, 2013 (“Bond”). Mr. Fung notified the Company that he wanted to convert the $300,000 balance owing on the Bond into shares of the Company's common stock in accordance with the conversion procedures set forth in the Bond. Pursuant to the Fung Agreement, the Company issued 3,108,747 shares of its common stock in satisfaction of all amounts owing to Mr. Fund under the Bond.

On January 25, 2014, Ms. Lu, one of the bond holders, had elected to have her investment in the Convertible bond of $300,000 converted to 4,862,237 shares of common stock under the same terms and conditions as the other bond holders based upon the conversion terms set forth in the Bond 4,862,237 shares of common stock were issued in May 2014 and Ms. Lu transferred these shares to Cathaya Operations Management the shares were reissued to Cathaya Operations Management.

Effective September 29, 2014, the Company and Korea Yung amended their original agreement dated August 12, 2014. Under the amendment, the Company made a payment totaling $528,500 to Yung as of October 27th, 2014. The payment represented a principal reduction of $500,000 and $28,500 of interest on the Company's outstanding convertible bond held by Yung. On December 16, 2014, the company issued $7,095,344 shares to Yung to settle the remaining balance of convertible bond. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 respectively, the outstanding balance of convertible bond was $0 and $1,153,000 net of $547,000 of bond discount.